MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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